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Southwest Initiative Foundation has been chosen by the Bush Foundation to host a $2.7 million dollar fund that will benefit students in the Granite Falls area through scholarships. Named the Archibald Bush Legacy Fund, this endowed resource will provide perpetual support to students graduating from Yellow Medicine East School District, with an emphasis on students from underrepresented communities and first-generation college students.

Thursday, March 9th: Free Class at the Granite Falls Library - Make your own dish towels and apron. Enjoy time with your friends and make some funny or serious dish towels and aprons free. Make sure to RSVP. Class begins at 5:30. RSVP to 320564-3738.

Fultz, Erik McKenzie, Clarkfield; Offense date 3/30/22 Drugs - 5th Degree - Possess Schedule 1,2,3,4 - Not Small Amount Marijuana (Felony); Plea 2/27/23 Guilty; Disposition 2/27/23 Statutory stay of adjudication; Court Decision 2/28/23 Continued; $300 Fine.

United Way of Southwest Minnesota (UWSWMN) invites you to participate in its first-ever culturally relevant food drive during Foodshare month for Staples, Sauces, and Spices to Support Food Shelves Serving a Variety of Cultures.

Belview GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Sundays: 9 a.m. Holy Communion, 10:15 a.m.

Also at the meeting, Rae Ann Keeler-Aus was in attendance to give the report from Yellow Medicine County Human Services. Of note in the report was a discussion with regards to federal funds received by multiple county agencies to assist with addressing opioid addiction issues. Human Services directors from the 6W Community Corrections counties - including Swift, Big Stone, Chippewa, Yellow Medicine, Lac qui Parle have been meeting on a quarterly basis with a representative from Countryside Public Health, as well as Midge Christensen from 6W Community Corrections in order to discuss how best to use the funds. The initial amount the group will be receiving is $90,772.

Jack Baumbach, a Minnesota State University student, and Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum Intern has been working on research for a book project the museum is planning to publish this summer/fall that will be a retrospective book on Minnesota’s involvement in 9/11 and the War on Terror.